Mary L. Horrigan

GARDNER - Mary L. Horrigan, 99, of 98 Cherry St., Gardner, died Monday, November 30, 2009 in the UMass Memorial Medical Center - University Campus, Worcester. She was born in Gardner on August 1, 1910, the daughter of the late John J. and the late Catherine (Hagerty) Horrigan. Ms. Horrigan was a lifelong resident of Gardner and graduated from Gardner High School with the class of 1927. She graduated from Salem State College in 1932 and received an M.A. from the Teachers College at Columbia University in 1942. She also studied at the Boston University and Fitchburg and Worcester State Colleges. She was a business teacher at Gardner High School for forty-five years. She was a member of the Massachusetts Retired Teachers Association, the Gardner Museum, and Sacred Heart Church. She leaves a nephew, F. Peter Horrigan of Severna Park, MD, four grand nieces and nephews, four great grand nieces and nephews, and her close friends, Hugh "Mickey" and Ann Chapman of Gardner. She was predeceased by her brother, John J. Horrigan, in 2000; also by her sister, Catherine M. Horrigan, on December 16, 2003, and by her nephew, John J. Horrigan in 2007. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held Friday, December 4, 2009 at 12:00 p.m. in the Sacred Heart Church, 166 Cross St., Gardner. Burial will follow in St. John's Cemetery, Gardner. A calling hour will be held on Friday, December 4, 2009 from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. at the Mack Funeral Home, 91 Vernon St., Gardner. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests that memorial contributions be made in her memory to Saint Vincent De Paul Society, c/o Sacred Heart Church, 166 Cross St., Gardner, MA 01440. $(document).ready(function(){ });